via Tiny Cartridge.

Nintendo releasing firmware blocking flash cartridges isn’t really all that interesting. It’s the Facebook integration.

Is Nintendo actually becoming a tiny bit, for a lack of a better phrase, Web 2.0? Wait, no, I got a better phrase: Are they opening up a tiny bit in terms of integration with existing platforms and networks? We’ve got Xbox 360 shooting for Twitter and Facebook integration before the year’s end, but they’ve already got a very vibrant (and… I’m sorry, annoying) user base on Xbox Live.

Nintendo has mostly lagged in terms of obvious innovations; Think optical media, friend codes, and HD-ness. That’s not to say that they don’t innovate: Think analog stick, rumble pak, wiimote… the list goes on.